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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Orpington 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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The following Table shows the number of cases notified, together with the number removed to Hospital, and the total deaths.
| Disease. | Number notified. | Removed to Hospital. | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 191 | 171 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 24 | 24 | 2 |
| Erysipelas | 20 | — | — |
| Typhoid Fever | 2 | 1 | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 5 | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 24 | — | 27* |
| Whooping Cough | 139 | — | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 20 | — | 2 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | — | — |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | — | — |
| Dysentery | 27 | — | — |
| Measles | 566 | 2 | — |
| TOTALS | 1027 | 200 | 34 |
* All forms of Pneumonia.
IMMUNISATION CLINIC.
The following work has been carried out during the yea:
Number of sessions held155
Number of new cases 2,093
Number of attendances 9,358
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
The following are particulars with regard to cases of
Ophthalmia Neonatorum : —
Number of cases 2
Vision impaired —
Vision unimpaired 2
Number treated at home 1
Number treated at hospital 1
Number removed from District —
Number died —